Cochin Thread!!!

[cabinchicky]

Gator Bait,lololol!He is such a handsome fellow!

 

[LittleRedCoop53]

Is it Bantam Cochins(with a frizzle gene) that are crossed with Silkies to get sizzles??? I have a sizzle Roo that i was wondering about. And if that's the case...could you get a sizzle that is colored 'mile fleur' ???? ...... I bet they are out there..... anybody have pictures of 'MILE FLEUR ' sizzles or silkies??????

Anyone here in southern oregon selling Mille Fleur bantam Cochin chickens?????

 

[VladikC]

This is my Lucy

 

[John Simpson]

Updated wing pictures seven days old any second thoughts or still pullets ?

 

[SternRose]

This is my Lucy

Nice hen.

 

[mindylee]

I really want to house some more birds soon. Ive got a place by my house that gives away pallets for free so Im thinking this friday Ill get my happy a** outside and build me a double coop for my cochin projects. I feel like people rely on their spouses too much. My DH doesnt really have much input on my birds because the way I see it, he's not the one feeding them, caring for them, or even paying for feed. Im so excited for my days off I love building new coops!!!

As for feather sexing Cochin babies... I'm sorry but its hard. Folks claim they can and maybe.... But personally I doubt it. Specially by pictures. I have hatching and raising Cochin bantams for yrs now and sometimes I'm right and sometimes I'm wrong. So I think its more luck then truth. AND THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION. If it was that easy I would think breeders would sell them sexed and not st run. And all I haver ever seen was sold as st run including myself. I don't breed show quality and no I don't know everything... But being focused on the is breed. I couldn't and wouldn't sell them sexed by feathers as I know for a fact I will and could be wrong. I found that watching combs by a month+ old is the safest way to identify the sex of a chick.
Again, I state this is my personal opinion.

If some folks can, that's great! Better pass the secret! Lol.


Now when it comes to lg fowl laying breeds... Like rir and isia and buffs and such... Yes feather setting is WAY WAY WAY easier.

 

[broodyhen2]

We call buff barred lemon cuckoo

 

[AndyCap]

Updated wing pictures seven days old any second thoughts or still pullets ?

For pure partridge there are easier ways to sex day old chicks, females tend to display a thick stripe across the eye, whereas males displayed a much paler one, if any at all. Hope that helps.

See here for a pullet

 

[mystonedgarden]

As for feather sexing Cochin babies... I'm sorry but its hard. Folks claim they can and maybe.... But personally I doubt it. Specially by pictures. I have hatching and raising Cochin bantams for yrs now and sometimes I'm right and sometimes I'm wrong. So I think its more luck then truth. AND THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION. If it was that easy I would think breeders would sell them sexed and not st run. And all I haver ever seen was sold as st run including myself. I don't breed show quality and no I don't know everything... But being focused on the is breed. I couldn't and wouldn't sell them sexed by feathers as I know for a fact I will and could be wrong. I found that watching combs by a month+ old is the safest way to identify the sex of a chick.
Again, I state this is my personal opinion.

If some folks can, that's great! Better pass the secret! Lol.


Now when it comes to lg fowl laying breeds... Like rir and isia and buffs and such... Yes feather setting is WAY WAY WAY easier.

I only say its easy because I notice growth differences as they grow. Ive been updating on here with the growth of my cochins quite frequently so that future readers have something to compare to. I feel like its near impossible to sex as week old chicks.

 

[micheleag2010]

Here are some updated pictures of my babies. Can anyone help me with color and pattern names. Also IF the sex is apparent maybe help there too. If the Curved comb vs. the straight comb is accurate I believe they are all girls except for 1.
This is the boy I think. Is this typical of feathers when they come in or is he being picked on?





This one is a late bloomer with the feathers on the feet does that mean it could be a cross breed?

girl? No feathers on feet so she is a cross breed.

Straight comb = female?

color and pattern? Female?

color and pattern? female?

This is another picture of the boy.
There are a couple more that wouldn't hold still long enough for me to snap a good picture.